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Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. engages in operating social media and in the technology business. Its brands include TRUTH Social, TMTG+, and TMTG News. It operates through the Media and Truth.Fi segments. The Media segment includes products and services such as advertisement through the Truth Social platform. The Truth.Fi segment relates to customized exchange-traded funds or exchange-traded products invested in America First principles, and bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies or crypto-related securities. The company was founded on March 28, 2024 and is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.

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DJT is drawing attention amid a sharp selloff and reports of fresh lows, with bearish traders pointing to the companys weak business fundamentals and fading political or meme-stock appeal. The discussion also ties sentiment to Trumps political standing and approaching midterms, while a smaller group sees the decline as a buying opportunity.

Cerebras Systems, Inc. engages in the designing and provision of processors for artificial intelligence (AI) training and inference. Its products include inference, Wafer Scale Engine, AI supercomputers, AI model services, cloud, systems, and processors. The company was founded by Sean Lie, Andrew D. Feldman, Gary Lauterbach, Michael James, and Jean Philippe Fricker in 2015 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

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CBRS is under heavy selling pressure, with traders citing insider selling and continuing IPO lockup share releases, as well as a TD Cowen price-target cut and concerns about valuation, growth, and customer concentration. The conversation is largely bearish, though some traders view the decline as oversold and are buying or averaging down.

Broadcom Inc. is a global technology company, which designs, develops, and supplies semiconductors and infrastructure software solutions. It operates through the Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software segments. The Semiconductor Solutions segment refers to product lines and intellectual property licensing. The Infrastructure Software segment relates to mainframe, distributed and cyber security solutions, and fibre channel storage area networking business. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

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Broadcom is drawing attention amid a broad semiconductor selloff and concerns about whether AI infrastructure spending can generate sustainable returns; traders also blame CEO Hock Tans remarks likening some AI investing to gambling for adding to uncertainty. Bulls view the pullback as a buying opportunity based on custom-chip demand, while bears worry about AI financing risks and the stocks persistent underperformance.

CleanSpark, Inc. is a bitcoin mining technology company, which engages in the management of data centers. Its operations include College Park, Norcross, Washington, Sandersville, Dalton, and Massena. The company was founded by S. Matthew Schultz and Bryan Huber on October 15, 1987 and is headquartered in Henderson, NV.

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A sharp selloff in CleanSpark and bitcoin-mining peers is driving the discussion, with traders pointing to macro and interest-rate pressure, weak sector sentiment, and concerns about the companys secured financing. Bulls see the Meta-backed data-center lease and bitcoin holdings as reasons to accumulate, while bears focus on debt, execution risks, and continued underperformance.

CoreWeave, Inc. engages in the powers of the creation and delivery of the intelligence that drives innovation. It offers a solution used by organizations of all sizes that require sophisticated AI computing, from the largest of enterprises to small, well-funded start-ups. The company was founded by Michael Intrator, Brian Venturo, Peter Salanki, and Brannin McBee on September 21, 2017 and is headquartered in Livingston, NJ.

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CoreWeaves sharp selloff has focused attention on its debt load, borrowing costs and ability to finance its AI infrastructure expansion amid broader doubts about neocloud economics. Traders are split between bargain-buying and short-squeeze hopes and concern about further downside or dilution; a Goldman Sachs upgrade failed to sustain a rebound.

NuScale Power Corp. provides proprietary and innovative advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, with a mission to help power the global energy transition by delivering safe, scalable, and reliable carbon-free energy. Its products include VOYGR SMR Plants and Energy Exploration (E2) Centers. The company was founded by José N. Reyes in 2007 and is headquartered in Corvallis, OR.

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NuScale Power Corp

NuScale shares are under pressure after UBS downgraded the stock, citing long commercialization timelines, limited firm customer commitments and projected cash burn. Traders are debating whether the selloff reflects real execution risks or an overly bearish analyst call, with some buying the dip on the long-term nuclear-power thesis.

AGNC Investment Corp. engages in the operation of a real estate investment trust. The firm invests in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the United States government-sponsored enterprise or by the United States government agency. It also invests in other types of mortgage and mortgage-related securities, such as credit risk transfer securities and non-Agency residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, where repayment of principal and interest is not guaranteed by the United States government-sponsored enterprise or by the United States Government agency, and other assets related to the housing, mortgage, or real estate markets. The company was founded on January 7, 2008 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

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AGNCs Q3 report showing a sharp decline in tangible book value and narrow coverage of its dividend is weighing on the shares, with traders concerned about leverage, rate sensitivity, and the risk of a future dividend cut. Others see the selloff as a buying opportunity and continue adding for the high monthly income.

MARA Holdings, Inc. is a digital asset technology company, which engages in mining cryptocurrencies with a focus on the Bitcoin ecosystem. It also deals with owning and operating bitcoin mining facilities or data centers, selling proprietary software or technology to third parties operating in the Bitcoin ecosystem, offering advisory and consulting services to support Bitcoin mining ventures in domestic and international jurisdictions, and generating electricity from renewable energy resources or methane gas capture to power Bitcoin mining projects. The company was founded on February 23, 2010 and is headquartered in Hallandale Beach, FL.

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MARAs steep, persistent selloff and weak performance despite relatively resilient Bitcoin are dominating discussion, with traders pointing to skepticism over the AI/data-center pivot and the lack of signed tenant contracts. Frustrated bears cite management and execution concerns, while some bulls view the decline as overdone and anticipate a rebound if Bitcoin strengthens or a lease is announced.

SK hynix, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of semiconductor products. Its products include dynamic random access memory, not-AND flash memory, and multi-chip package. The company was founded on October 15, 1949 and is headquartered in Icheon, South Korea.

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SK Hynix is drawing attention after a sharp memory-stock selloff amid weakness in Korean markets, worries about Chinese competitor CXMT and questions about the durability and financing of AI-driven demand. Traders are split between treating the pullback and rebound as a buying opportunity given the companys fundamentals and expecting further declines as selling pressure persists.

Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational technology company, which engages in the provision of online retail shopping services. It operates through the following segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The North America segment offers retail sale of consumer products, including from sellers, advertising, and subscriptions services through North America-focused online and physical stores. The International segment focuses on retail sale of consumer products, including sellers, advertising, and subscription services through internationally focused online stores. The AWS segment is composed of global sales of computers, storage, databases, and other services for start-ups, enterprises, government agencies, and academic institutions. The company was founded by Jeffrey P. Bezos in July 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

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Amazon.com Inc

Amazon rallied after Morgan Stanley named it a top pick, citing stronger AWS growth prospects and the cloud businesss AI opportunity. Traders welcomed the upgrade, while others questioned whether the move can hold ahead of earnings and near technical resistance.

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‘Widow Maker’ Natural Gas And ‘Poverty Grass’ Can Wipe Out Commodity Traders, Veteran Analyst Says – Points To Safer Options

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In an interview with Stocktwits, senior market analyst at Barchart, Darin Newsom, said that natural gas and wheat remain among the most difficult commodities markets to trade profitably.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>In an interview with Stocktdwits, Darin Newsom said newer traders are treating complex commodities like momentum trades.</li><li>He stated that natural gas volatility is driven by structural factors, including storage cycles, weather, and export dynamics.</li><li>Wheat prices are shaped by global supply conditions that are not easily captured in headlines, he added.</li></ul>Natural gas and wheat, which are some of the most actively traded U.S. commodities, are flashing fresh warning signs for speculative traders chasing short-term moves. An analyst warns that these remain notoriously difficult to trade profitably.&nbsp;“Natural gas is called the widow maker, and wheat is called poverty grass — not just for those who grow it, but for those who actually try to trade it and make money off of it,” senior market analyst Darin Newsom told Stocktwits in an&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/LV8NPYuwPDw">interview</a> with Michele Steele. &nbsp;“These are the hard realities people are going to have to learn."Over the past week, natural gas has&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/european-gas-prices-slip-as-u-s-extends-cease-fire-traders-cut-positions-f39cc764">moved</a> with geopolitical headlines around the U.S.-Iran war, while wheat has pushed near&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/wheat-futures-approach-9-month-high/">multi‑month highs</a> on tightening global supply, heightening the risk of blow‑ups for anyone treating these as simple swing trades.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Why Is Natural Gas Called A ‘Widow Maker’?</h2>Natural gas has a reputation in commodity markets as the “widow-maker.” Its market price action is sensitive to a mix of factors, such as storage cycles, weather shocks, LNG export flows, and power‑demand switching, all of which can shift rapidly and often simultaneously, leading to violent spikes.&nbsp;For instance, CME Group&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/currently-in-commodities/january-2026-commodities-update.html">reported</a> that natural gas futures and options averaged over 1.3 million contracts per day in January, with single‑day options volumes going as high as 849,000, near‑record levels driven by extreme winter weather and storage swings.“This is not a market you trade off headlines,” Newsom stated, noting that its internal dynamics often override short-term narratives. Even experienced traders and hedge funds have historically&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781119206095.ch13">struggled</a> to find the edge.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/NG_F">Natural gas futures</a> moved 1.86% higher in midday trade, to around $2.90, reflecting a fragile, weather‑driven rebound after a choppy quarter. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around the commodity trended in ‘bearish’ territory at the time of writing, accompanied by ‘high’ levels of chatter.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Why Is Wheat Trading More Complex Than It Looks?</h2>Wheat, on the other hand, has a different but equally cautionary profile. Its pricing is deeply tied to global supply dynamics, including the Black Sea production, Australian weather, US Plains conditions, and export competition from the EU and Argentina.&nbsp;Newsom said that none of these factors are visible in headlines, making it harder to interpret.&nbsp;According to him, the forward curve can contangoed for reasons that require genuine agricultural knowledge to interpret. Contango happens when prices for contracts further out on the futures curve are higher than those for the spot and front-month prices. This usually occurs when markets are oversupplied.“If you didn’t grow up in a wheat field or out in the middle of South Central Kansas, and you just view it as an opportunity to jump in and out of — it’s called poverty grass for a reason,” Newsom stated.&nbsp;The World Bank’s April 2026 Commodity Markets update&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/energy-prices-surged-in-march--non-energy-edged-up-pink-sheet">noted</a> that food prices, including grains, have remained elevated versus the broader commodity basket.<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/ZW_F">Wheat futures</a> edged 0.2% higher in midday trade, with retail sentiment on Stockwits around the commodity trending in ‘bearish’ territory on Wednesday morning.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Where The Smarter Money May Be Moving&nbsp;</h2>While natural gas and wheat remain high-risk commodity trades, Newsom flagged areas where fundamentals appear clearer. Energy markets continue to show strong demand amid the geopolitical instability, while precious metals like gold and silver continue to attract attention with global banks continuing to add to reserves<blockquote>“I would say the basis is probably strongest in the energy sector. And I think the actual cash value of metals, particularly gold and silver, are going to start to attract. We continue to hear that global central banks are loading up on gold. I think that’s a play that’s just waiting to start moving the other direction again.”&nbsp;– Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst, Barchart</blockquote>He added that in agriculture, soybean oil is currently in backwardation, where nearby contracts trade at higher prices than deferred contracts. This merely indicates a tight near-term supply picture driven by biodiesel demand from the energy sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;“With soybean oil moving higher, soybeans don't really have much choice but to tag along,” Newsom said.&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/ZS_F">Soybean futures</a> edged 0.15% higher on Wednesday, while&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/ZL_F">soybean oil futures</a> gained 0.6%. Retail sentiment around both trended in ‘bearish’ territory on Stocktwits at the time of writing.Newsom’s note to the traders is that while commodities like natural gas and wheat may offer opportunities, without a deep understanding of the factors at play, they could easily turn into costly lessons.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/poet-cfo-confirms-orders-from-marvell-waiting-on-foxconn-luxshare/cZBINvkRI65">EXCLUSIVE: POET CFO Confirms Orders From Marvell – Waiting To ‘Hear Back’ From Foxconn, Luxshare</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Fishermen in their traditional boat pass through the Arabian Sea with the LNG tanker Al Reef in the background in Kochi, India, on April 13, 2026. (Photo by Sivaram Venkitasubramanian/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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